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coin_api_mcp

coin_api_mcp is an MCP server, listed under mcp tooling. Its repository has 36 GitHub stars; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

This server provides access to CoinMarketCap's cryptocurrency data, enabling AI-powered applications to retrieve listings, quotes, and coin details.

Install

Read from coin_api_mcp’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

npx -y @smithery/cli install coin-api-mcp --client claude

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches
○ not recognised
Credential
○ none found

Maintenance

Stars
36
State
stale
Licence
—
From the repository

A Model Context Protocol server that provides access to CoinMarketCap's cryptocurrency data. This server enables AI-powered applications to retrieve cryptocurrency listings, quotes, and detailed information about various coins.

What coin_api_mcp can do

3 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.

listing-coins
Fetches a paginated list of all active cryptocurrencies with the latest market data.
get-coin-info
Retrieves detailed information about a specific cryptocurrency.
get-coin-quotes
Fetches the latest market quotes for one or more cryptocurrencies.

Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.

coin_api_mcp compared with similar servers

coin_api_mcp compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
ServerReachesNeedsStarsLast updateLicence
coin_api_mcp (this page)—None listed362025-02-14—
tradingview-mcpmarketauxMARKETAUX_API_TOKEN5,0992026-10-21MIT
mcphub—ADMIN_PASSWORD2,5802026-10-24Apache-2.0
mcp-remote—AUTH_TOKEN, MCP_CLIENT_SECRET, MCP_REMOTE_CLIENT_SECRET1,6522026-10-20MIT
mcp-searxng—None listed1,3222026-10-20MIT
tuui—None listed1,1592026-05-14Apache-2.0

Ranked by services in common with coin_api_mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about coin_api_mcp

What does coin_api_mcp do?
This server provides access to CoinMarketCap's cryptocurrency data, enabling AI-powered applications to retrieve listings, quotes, and coin details.
How do I install coin_api_mcp?
Its own README gives this command: npx -y @smithery/cli install coin-api-mcp --client claude. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
Is coin_api_mcp official and is it maintained?
We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 36 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-02-14.
What licence does coin_api_mcp use?
The repository metadata we read does not state a licence, so check the repository before you rely on it.

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